Dragon's Origin

## Chapter 324: Wang Sheng's Stance (Part 1)

The Dai family's ignorance isn't just limited to Wang Sheng's identity.

Although Wang Sheng has been publicly announced by the Old Taoist Temple as its sole secular elder, the Old Taoist Temple has not disclosed Wang Sheng's seniority. This Elder Wang Sheng is of the same generation as Ancestor Ling Xu, accepted as a disciple on behalf of his master by Ancestor Ling Xu, who calls him Shidi (junior brother).

In the entire Old Taoist Temple, everyone except Ancestor Ling Xu is Wang Sheng's junior, and they must perform a grand salute when they see Wang Sheng. The Dai family definitely doesn't know this. At most, they know that Wang Sheng is a secular elder, and according to their logic, Wang Sheng is just a pawn who was drawn in by the Old Taoist Temple because of his skills in the Thousand Layered Ground, and can be discarded at any time once they get what they want.

As for the Old Taoist Temple's public announcement that he is the inventor of regular script and the creator of two divine Taoist techniques, that's even more absurd. At most, they think it's just gilding Wang Sheng's face, giving him a nominal title.

Not to mention the Dai family, even those scholars in the capital back then unanimously believed that regular script was created by Ancestor Ling Xu, what does it have to do with a sculptor? This creates the Dai family's first misunderstanding.

The second ignorant thing about the Dai family is the death of Blood Saber. So far, only three parties know about Blood Saber's death: Divine Might Prison, the Royal Family, and the Old Taoist Temple, at most adding Wang Sheng. Apart from that, Blood Saber's death has been kept a secret. Not only does the Dai family not know, but even the nearby Exquisite Pavilion doesn't know.

It is precisely because of these two unknowns that the Dai family mistakenly judged Wang Sheng's strength, thinking that Wang Sheng is just a nouveau riche who has just acquired some wealth, with mediocre cultivation and relying entirely on opportunism to kill people. If such a person is not controlled in their own hands, who else should they be handed over to?

"Even if they are ignorant, they should know that I escaped from the pursuit of several ninth-level masters from the Song family, right?" Wang Sheng was still a little puzzled and continued to ask.

"It's still the same sentence, they are used to being arrogant," the Emperor replied with a smile. He saw this aspect most clearly: "Our Royal Family and the Song family are different. Over the years, we have always been bullied, and the Song family has been bullied for more than ten years, never daring to underestimate anyone."

Speaking of the Song family, the Emperor seemed to have a lot of emotion: "Actually, Duke Song is the same kind of person as them, otherwise, how could he have done such a stupid thing as wanting to chase and kill you as soon as he came out of the Thousand Layered Ground? By the way, I'll tell you some good news."

Hearing that it was good news, Wang Sheng became interested, raised his glass to the Emperor, and waited expectantly.

"Duke Song spent too long in the Thousand Layered Ground, and his body was already ill," the Emperor himself was actually very happy, and he said it at this time to share his happiness: "It is said that he was also plotted against by the Song family's council of elders and has been holding on. Just two months ago, Duke Song suddenly fell ill. Although he was rescued, he can only rest quietly and cannot preside over Song's major affairs."

Since Song Hongde led people out of the Thousand Layered Ground, Song's strength has been the strongest among the major principalities, once making the major principalities and the Emperor uneasy. Suddenly hearing that Duke Song's health was not good, all parties were simply ecstatic, and the Emperor was so happy that he didn't know who to share it with.

Wang Sheng had a feud with Duke Song, which everyone in the world knew. The Emperor was finally able to share his happiness with someone who was not from the Royal Family. After saying it, the Emperor immediately verified the famous saying that if happiness is shared, it can be doubled.

"Then who is in charge of Song now?" Wang Sheng asked, pretending not to know.

"It's your confidante from the Song family," the Emperor replied without thinking, teasing Wang Sheng while being happy: "However, it would be good if a little woman can support their Song family's business. The Song family is probably going to decline from now on."

A serious problem suddenly turned into a weakling, and the Emperor was so happy that he almost couldn't find the north. It is estimated that other principalities are the same, and there are not a few who are drinking and celebrating.

"If, I mean if," Wang Sheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked uncertainly: "If we simultaneously launch an attack on the Dai family, can the Dai family be destroyed?"

"It's impossible to destroy them," the Emperor shook his head directly without even thinking after hearing Wang Sheng's assumption: "Even if you add the other families, it's impossible."

"Why?" Wang Sheng asked: "What if Marquis Dai and several important figures are all dead?"

"The Dai family has been operating in this dynasty for a full five hundred years, not to mention the Dai family's forbearance all the way to the outbreak in the previous dynasty," although the Emperor wanted to restore the glory of the royal family so eagerly, he still had a very clear understanding of the strength of all parties: "Being able to take this opportunity to kill a group of core figures of the Dai family and greatly damage the Dai family is the best result. Destroying the Dai family is impossible! If you kill one Marquis Dai, they can support another Marquis Dai, you can't kill them all, can you?"

Wang Sheng nodded. What the Emperor said made sense. Destroying a family that has continued for hundreds of years, or a powerful family with many masters, is indeed not an easy task.

"I'm going to practice at home for a while recently. If anything happens, go to my neighbor's house to find me, or find Mei'er," Wang Sheng instructed, and then didn't forget to ask the Emperor for some support: "Lend me one or two imperial alchemists, I want to observe their alchemy process."

"You want to learn alchemy?" Chief Li asked strangely.

"No!" Wang Sheng shook his head: "I found in the Thousand Layered Ground that the herbs inside grow much better and are older than those outside. I want to find some advanced alchemists to verify it."

While saying that, Wang Sheng casually took out several herbs from the storage ring that looked different from ordinary herbs and put them on the table for everyone to observe carefully. He said, "If the verification is effective, the herbs inside are also a big business."

Eunuch Shen directly reached out and picked up one of the ginsengs. This was picked by Wang Sheng after he found it on the road, and Wang Sheng controlled a group of man-eating ants to completely peel off all the soil around the ginseng roots, leaving the appearance quite outstanding.

Growing undisturbed for hundreds of years, coupled with the spiritual energy inside being much more abundant than outside, made this ginseng more than twice as thick and long as ordinary ginseng.

"Good stuff!" At just one glance, everyone could see the difference. Eunuch Shen also carefully checked it, brought it close to his nose and smelled it for a while, then praised: "Without an alchemist, this old man can be sure."

"It's good to try," Wang Sheng wanted an alchemist not really for the herbs, but for cultivation, and said with a smile: "By the way, there is also a Master Li Ziyun from Exquisite Pavilion, please invite him over together. Get Qingling and Qingchen from the Old Taoist Temple together and see the effect."